Outline of information technology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to information technology:

Information technology (IT) microelectronics based combination of computing and telecommunications technology to treat information, including in the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information. It is defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) as "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly t applications and computer hardware."

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Different names

There are different names for this at different periods or through fields. Some of these names are:

History of information technology

Vendor-specific certifications

Third-party and vendor-neutral certifications

Third-party commercial organizations and vendor neutral interest groups that sponsor certifications include:

Information technology and society

General certification

General certification of software practitioners has struggled. The ACM had a professional certification program in the early 1980s, which was discontinued due to lack of interest. Today, the IEEE is certifying software professionals, but only about 500 people have passed the exam by March 2005.

Software Testing

Underlying technology

Further reading

  • Surveillance, Transparency and Democracy: Public Administration in the Information Age. p. 35-57. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL. ISBN 978-0-8173-1877-2

References

  1. "Information & Communication Technology" (PDF). www.un.org.
  2. "Information technology". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  3. "Data Communication Technology".
  4. "Creative Digital Technologies".
  5. "Design & technology".
  6. "Communication Technology".
  7. "Bachelor of Science in Information Technology".
  8. "Master of Science in Information Technology".
  9. "Bachelor of Computer Application".
  10. "Master of Computer Applications" (PDF).
  11. "AWS Certification". Amazon Web Services, Inc. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  12. "OCUP Certification - Home Page". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. By Shamus McGuillicuddy, SearchNetworking.com."SolarWinds offers network management training and certification Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine." June 24, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  14. Haque, Akhlaque (2015). Surveillance, Transparency and Democracy: Public Administration in the Information Age. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. pp. 35–57. ISBN 978-0-8173-1877-2.
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